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Tables of Contents for Cosmic Horizons
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
9
1
Ellen V. Futter
Acknowledgments
10
2
Preface: On the Cosmic Horizon
12
4
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Solar Systems
Introduction
16
4
Steven Soter
A Hidden Ocean on Europa?
20
6
Clark R. Chapman
The Kuiper Belt
26
5
Jane Luu
Case Study: Gerard Kuiper and the Trans-Neptunian Comet Belt
31
3
Detecting Extra-Solar Planets
34
6
David C. Black
Interplanetary Impact Hazards
40
5
David Morrison
Profile: Ernst Chladni and Rocks from the Sky
45
3
Stars
Introduction
48
4
Steven Soter
The Orion Nebula: A Stellar Nursery
52
4
C. Robert O'Dell
Circumstellar Disks and the Prevalence of Life
56
6
Steven V. W. Beckwith
Planetary Nebulae
62
5
Adam Frank
Case Study: Friedrich Bessel and the Companion of Sirius
67
3
When Stars Collide
70
5
Michael M. Shara
Profile: Cecilia Payne and the Composition of the Stars
75
5
Galaxies
Introduction
80
4
Steven Soter
Galaxies Through Space and Time
84
6
Henry C. Ferguson
Searching for Dark Matter in Galaxies with Gravitational Lensing
90
5
Christopher Stubbs
Profile: Vera Rubin and Dark Matter
95
3
Faint Galaxies
98
4
Julianne Dalcanton
Active Galaxies and Black Holes
102
5
Roeland P. van der Marel
Case Study: John Michell and Black Holes
107
5
Universe
Introduction
112
6
Steven Soter
Mapping the Universe
118
7
Michael A. Strauss
Case Study: The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
125
3
Cosmic Expansion and Acceleration
128
7
Robert P. Kirshner
Profile: Fritz Zwicky's Extraordinary Vision
135
3
Two Views of the Cosmos
138
5
Edward Harrison
Profile: Ole Roemer and the Speed of Light
143
2
Case Study: Olbers' Paradox: Why Is the Sky Dark at Night?
145
3
What Happened Before the Big Bang?
148
5
Lee Smolin
Profile: Georges Lemaitre, Father of the Big Bang
153
3
Life in the Universe
Introduction
156
4
Steven Soter
Habitable Worlds
160
6
Christopher Chyba
Subsurface Life on the Earth and Other Worlds
166
4
Thomas Gold
Can Interplanetary Rocks Carry Life?
170
7
H. J. Melosh
Case Study: Fossil Microbes from Mars?
177
3
Bringing Life to Mars
180
7
Christopher P. McKay
Profile: Carl Sagan and the Quest for Life in the Universe
187
5
Technical Frontiers
Introduction
192
2
Steven Soter
Gamma Ray Bursts
194
5
Bohdan Paczynski
Case Study: Neutrino Observatories
199
3
Astrophysical Computer Modeling
202
6
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
NASA's Origins Program: Answering the Ancient Questions
208
7
Alan Dressler
Profile: Lyman Spitzer and the Space Telescope
215
3
SETI: The Next Forty Years
218
7
Jill C. Tarter
About the Rose Center for Earth and Space
225
5
Resources
230
3
About the American Museum of Natural History
233
1
Contributors
234
5
Credits
239
4
Glossary
243
10
Questions
253